MIKE OLIVER: Fall brings artist explosion at Mystic Art Gallery

As summer ends and fall begins, nature is preparing to put on its own art show. Soon the tranquil greens will give way to explosions of vibrant reds, oranges and yellows.

Mike Oliver/medford@wickedlocal.com

As summer ends and fall begins, nature is preparing to put on its own art show. Soon the tranquil greens will give way to explosions of vibrant reds, oranges and yellows.

Fall is a favorite time of artists of all stripes. Nature’s vivid display both inspires and humbles them.

As there is a change in seasons, there is a change in the gallery.

This month’s featured artist is Heidi Gilliam.

Heidi is a Medford resident and a member of the Mystic Art Gallery. She is also a member of the Concord Art Association, the Newburyport Art Association and a past juried member of the Cambridge Art Association.

She has exhibited at the Lowell Street Gallery (Cambridge) and University Place in Harvard Square, Mass Audubon Habitat in Belmont, the Tuftonboro, N.H. Public Library and has participated in a number of local Open Studios.

As a member of the Greater Lynn Photographic Association for many years, she won “Slide of the Year” and a number of other awards.

Heidi focuses mainly on nature, architectural motifs, land and seascapes and is always on the look-out for quirky street scenes. In her mixed media works, she uses acrylic paint, textured and printed papers, jewelry, stamps, fabrics and her own photographs.

The opening reception is Friday, Oct. 4, from 6-9 p.m. with an artist talk at 7 p.m.

Following last month’s extremely successful showing of “The Ghost Army” (click here to see story from Transcript), Off the Square Screening room is partnering with the Boston Student Arts Network to showcase several student filmmakers.

Boston area colleges are breeding grounds for up and coming filmmakers of tomorrow. Here is rare opportunity to see them at the beginning of their careers.

As is the hallmark of Off the Square Screening Room, filmmakers will be on hand to answer questions and discuss their films.

The Mystic Art Gallery Congratulations to two of our members, Ben Warren and Rob Hodgson for their participation in the Boston Celebrity Series “Play Me, I’m Yours!” (click here to see story from Transcript).

For more information, go http://www.celebrityseries.org/CS_performers_2013_14/streetpianos.htm.

The Mystic Art Gallery features works from local artists around the region. At the gallery, you can immerse yourself in another’s perspective and see things in a different way thereby deepening your appreciation of the world around you.

So next time you are in Medford Square, take an art break. Your mind will thank you. The gallery is located at 14 Main St., Medford, behind Citizen’s Bank.

For more information, go to mysticartgallery.org.

— Medford resident Mike Oliver is the president of the Medford Arts Center, Inc.